Cherokee Papers Manuscript Collection
Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:
List of Daniel and Moll Ross' children, mid-19th century
A list of Daniel and Moll Ross' children, handwritten and printed on a catalogue card. Folder 27
List of names drawn for Gold Region Land Lottery, October 1, 1832
List of names drawn for the land lottery of the Gold Region, 394th Georgia district, Montgomery County, Georgia, in 1832, signed by Willey Ogletrers. Includes typed manuscript. Folder 17
Map of Brainard Mission and family tree of Samuel Caswell and Miss Mindwell, 1824
A hand drawn and annotated map of the Brainard Mission, including building descriptions and a compass. Fields and orchards are described with estimated acreages. On the leftmost panel there is an illustration of the family tree of Samuel Caswell and Miss Mindwell B. with their five children, decorated with a farmhouse and trees in the background. Folder 13
Notebook in Cherokee syllabary, 1906 - 1914
Bound journal handwritten in Cherokee syllabary. Dated enteries ranging between 1906 to 1914, likely a personal diary and/or ledger book. Mentions C.R. Hall of Wahhiyah, N.C. Folder 64
Official copy of resolution signed by Acting Chief Lewis Downing and Secretary G. W. Ross, July 14, 1865
Official copy of a resolution signed by Lewis Downing, Acting Chief of the Cherokee Nation, and Secretary G. W. Ross offering amnesty to Cherokee citizens who participated in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy. The document includes the oath to be taken by the participants pledging allegiance to the Cherokee Nation and details the conditions for participants to be allowed amnesty. Folder 39
Petition signed by six persons regarding Henry Knave, December 7, 1809
A petition signed by six people stating that no person should settle under the protection of Henry Knave as he has made use of "grate liberties" and "shall not live in our country". Folder 8
Photocopies of "An Act in Relation to Minerals", December 15, 1883
Photocopy and photostat of "An Act in Relation to Minerals" to be enacted by the National Council of the Cherokee Nation stating that citizens may submit applications for specific mining procedures with fees to be paid to the Treasury. Folder 50
Photocopy of newspaper report of hearing before Commission to the Five Tribes, 1906
Two photocopies of newspaper report of a hearing before the Commission to the Five Tribes regarding the admission of Anna Flippin et al. to citizenship in the Cherokee Nation, describing illegal court proceedings and payoffs to Charles O. Frye. Original moved to flat storage, Indian Documents Drawer 5, number 11. Folder 58
Photocopy of the booklet "The Indian Question Discussed by Spencer S. Stevens of the Cherokee Nation", 1882
Photocopy of the booklet "The Indian Question Discussed by Spencer S. Stevens of the Cherokee Nation" regarding the Eurocentric view of what was referred to as "the Indian problem". Stevens calls for the U. S. government to adopt a well-defined policy that is "just, wise and humane" while favoring assimilation to Christianity. The original manuscript is in the Western History Collection at the University of Oklahoma. Folder 47
Photostat of Cherokee Council Rules in syllabary, 1887
Photostat of Cherokee Council rules written in Cherokee syllabary. Folder 53